Where does “hienonnus” come from?

hienonnus (Finnish) comes from Finnish hienontaa, from Finnish hieno, from Proto-Finnic heeno — fine, thin.

hienonnus (Finnish): crushing, grinding

Definitions

  1. crushing, grinding

Ancestry of “hienonnus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishhienontaaTo crush, grind; Third-person singular indicative...
2Finnishhienofine; elegant, fancy, posh; exquisite
3Proto-Finnicheenofine, thin
Every word from Proto-Finnic heeno →Every word from Finnish hieno →Every word from Finnish hienontaa →